CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 3 May 1926, Page 9

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. NO PLAY IN LEICESTER MATCH. By Cable—Press Association—Copyrltbt. A Ufllr. . Inn nml N.Z. Cable Association (Received' May 2, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May I. There was no play in the Leicester match on Saturday. Overnight drizzle developed into a heavy tall in the •morning, which continued till noon, by which time the ground was sodden. Alter inspection at ;!.:}() it was decided that the pitch was unfit for play.

AUSTRALIANS’ FIRST DISPLAY. SPORTING COMMENT BY FALCON. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cabla Association LONDON, April 30. Sportsmanlike comment bearing ■’out Hie' general opinion on the .Hoivport match was made by Falcon, wlm said: “Make no mistake, the Australians at Hoivport arc not the same Australians who will face the tost teams. They will then be the same grim fighters that Australians always are. It is absurd to judge their test p'hny upon the Kolypdrt wicket, which was one of the worst possible. I am ' sure norie of the Australians ever played in such conditions. It was just a pleasant match, under the old-fashion-ed country house conditions, with a team of thoroughly good fellows, good sportsmen, who played the game with zest and keenness. The idea was to show the Australians that there was another kind of English cricket than that habitually seen in Tests and Counties. Ninety per cent, of the matches are p'ayed round the corner, so to speak, on pleasant meadows and village greens, without the grim keenness displayed by first-class cricketers.’’